Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1921, Page 17

MINISTERIS HEL ~ INWIFE'S DEATH Warrant Charging Murder Follows Overturning of Boat. . SANTA ROSA, Calif., August 20. A -warrant charging murder was-is- sued at Lake Port today for the ar- rest of the Rev. John A. Spencer in connection with the death of his wife, Mrs. Emma Spencer, who was « Teported drowned in Clear Lake on July 27. Rev. Spencer was arrested * tonight at San Jose, Calif. Mrs. Spencer was alone with her husband when she dled. The husband was quoted as saying they had been boating, when their craft overturned. His efforts to save his wife were futile, he said. A coroner’s jury brought in a verdict of death by drowning. - Friends of ftHe preacher's wife asked for further investigation, and the body was exhumed and an au- topsy performed. Issuance of the warrant followed the report of the autopsy surgeofis today. ~ - Persons well acquainted with them said tonight the couple had become estranged about a year ago, and Mrs. Spencer for a time went to live at the home of some friends. They s: that when a woman friend of the pastor removed from the town a re- coneiliation was effected, and she re- turned to her husband. SLAYER OF TWO FREED AFTER EXONERATION Bpectal Correspondence of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., August 20. — Following his exoneration by a ju of inquest here this afternoon, Josep! g‘. Stang of the vicinity of Cloppens, this county who, on Thursday shot and kllled John A. and Eugene Pier- son, aged twenty-five and twent: 1wo, respectively, sons of Alfred Pierson, a well known Poolesville dis- irict farmer, was released from jail, where he had been detained since the iragedy. His son, Joseph Stang, who Jad also been in jail since the shoot- Mg, also was reléased. Although the verdict of the jury does not preclude action by the grand jury, it is understood no fur- ther steps will be taken against either father or son. Archie Plerson, brother of the slain men. who was held here pending an investigation, has also been given his liberty and it is understood that no further action against him will be taken. Mrs. Joseph D. Stang, Miss Marie Stang, Joseph Stang. jr.; Archie Pier- son, Harry W. Cahill and Addison Young were among those who testi- fled at the Inquest. The evidence corresponded in the main with what has heretofore been published about the tragedy and showed that the three Plersons had been drinking, went to the Stang home looking for Ca- hill, with whom Archie had a short while before had trouble; handled Mrs. Stang and her daughter and son, who had been endeavoring to pre- vent trouble, roughly, and that while the melee was in progress the elder Stang appeared with a double-barrel shotgun d shot Eugene.and John Pierson, killing them instantly. The funeral of the slain brothers took place at 3:30 o'clock this after- noon from the chapel at Monocacy. cemetery, Beallsville, burial being in Monocacy cemetery. COURT URGES PEACE STEP "Advice to Man Who Assaulted ‘Wife and Spanked Daughter. GREENSBORO, N. C., August 20. Judgment was continued until the October term of Guilford superior court by Judge J. L. Webb today in the case of Dr. J. W. Taylor, who yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting his wife and spanking their 21-year-old daughter. Judge Webb expressed the hope that a reconciliation would be effected. Judge Webb advised Dr. Taylor to send away his secretary, Miss Clara Sanders, who has lived in the Taylor home for several years, and who was convicted with Dr. Taylor in munici- pal court of improper conduct. MERCHANTS TO DECIDE. Draft of New Franchise to Sus- pended Street Railway Submitted. DES MOINES, Iowa, August 20.—A proposed new street car franchise. written by attorneys’ for the A. W. Harris interests at Chicago, principal owners of the car system here, was . submitted to repdesentatives of a tmerchants committee today by F. C. ‘Chambers, receiver of the car com- pany, which recently ceased operation. Mr. Chambers said the new fran- chise, which will be submitted to the city council- if approved by the merchants’ committee, anticipated a new twenty-five-year contract. Licenses of busses, which have been ¢aring for the city’s transportation needs since Federal Judge Wade ordered car service suspended when the company was unable to meet its obligations, expire September 1, and the city council has not indicated ‘whether renewals will be granted. —_— PIGEON CARRIES NOTICE. President Told of Launching of Submarine in Bridgeport. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., August 20.— The S-51, last of the submarines now under contract for the United States to be built here, was launched from the ways of the Lake Torpedoboat Company today. Mrs. R. P. Mills, wife of an official of the company, acted as sponsor. After breaking a bottle of cham- pagne on the bow of the submarine, she released a carrier pigeon bearing a message to President Harding on the launching. CHARGE POISON ATTEMPT. Hold Man For Allegedly Placing Substance in Pump. NORFOLK, Va., August 21,—Charged with an_attempt to poison a family, Newett Peebles. fifty-two years old, a negro, was committed to the county jail yesterday to await a preliminary hearing. It will probably be neces- ry to send to the state chemist for analysis a substance which Peebles admits he placed in a pump in which the family of Lula Smith drew water for household and drinking purposes. OUTLINES TAX EXEMPTION Buenos Aires Americans Told of Effort to Free Non-Residents. BUENOS AIRES, August 20.—Efforts by the United States National Foreign Trade Council to induce the American Congress to exempt Americans residing abroad from taxes on incomes derived from the country where they are living were outlined before the American Club Tere iast night by O. K. Davis, secretary of the council. Mr. Pavis. who is in this city to at- tend the postal congress, said the United States was the only country to impose such a tax, and deciared that he had ex- plained to congressmen that the tax would place Americans in foreign coun- tries at a disadvantage in business com- pefition. ‘Some congressmen, he added, had ar- ued that Americans abroad should pay n taxes for the protection afforded them by the United States government, but that they had been told that the efforts those Americans in promoting Ameri- cah commerce had more than repaid the' debt of protection. id | by Federal Judge Manton. Will Not Halt Service.of Ue'S: Mail Steamship Co. EMMET J. MeCORMACK, New - York- shipping - man, who has been appointed one of the two recelv- for the United States Mall Stea ip Company. Herbert Noble of New York ix the other receiver, appointed Mr. Me- Cormack amnounced that the recelv- ers would continue to operate the ves- sels comtrolled by the company. STATE MAN RESTRAINED. Included in ‘List of U'n.\on Men in Raleigh Printers’ Strike. - RALEIGH, N. C., August 20.—The name of Laurence E. Nichols, assist- ant commissioner of labor and print- ing for North Carolina, is included in the list of individual members of the Printers, Bookbinders and Pressmen’s unions, who have been temporarily re- strained by a superior court order from gathering about four commer- clal printing plants employing non- union labor. Mr. Nichols s he has been too busy to do any “picketing,” investiga- tion showing that his name was placed in the court order along with all “former employes” of the printing plants. An official of one of the “open shops” establishments, which jointly peti- tioned for the restraining order against the striking employes, visited the office of a local newspaper and sought to have Mr. Nichols’ name taken from the court order, which ‘was included in a news story, but his request was_ denied. The state offi- cial’s name, he said, was included in the order in error. Wake county officials report that many of the former employes of the plants named in the restraining order can not be located here, having ac- cepted employment in other cities several weeks ago. —_— THIEVES ROB SHERIFF. Hundred-Gallon Liquor Still Boldly Carried From Courthouse. GREENWOOD, 8. C., August 20.— With an audacity unparalleled in crime annals of Greenwood county, thieves broke into the office of the sheriff at the caurthouse last night and carried away & hundred-gallon capacity liquor stili, captured by county officers during the afternoon. It is supposed entrance was gained through a window in the office, the door then unlocked and. the still, one of the st _ever captured here, ed boldly out the front door of the court- house. —— SIGNS RESTRAINING ORDER North .Carolina Judge Blocks In- ternal Revenue Collector. GREENSBORO, N. C., August 21.— Judge James E. Boyd in federal court today signed an order permanently restraining J. W. Balley, collector of internal revenue for North Caro- lina, from selling ‘the property of J. M. Ray, seventy-seven years old, and his son, Bascom Ray, to satisfy as- sessments made by the commissioner of internal revenue following a re- port to that office charging the two with manufacturing whisky. In_ affidavits- submitted to Judge Boyd it was charged that revenue officers set fire to- a barn belonging to. the .defendants, alleging that it concealed. a still. In the ruins, the afidavit said, the only metal to be found was a frying pan. LEW.:M. FIELDS BANKRUPT. Files Petition ' Showing Assets $10,500; Liabilities, $82,126. NEW YORK, August 20.—Lew ML 'ields, actor and manager, today filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in federal court, giving his liabilities as $82,126 and his assets as $10,500. —— SEE QUICK BERLIN PEACE. Administration Officials Share Hope Expressed in Germany. Hope expressed in Berlin that the peace treaty between Germany and the United States would be signed within a week.is shared by adminis- tration officials, although comment on the progress of negotiations or the character of the agreement was still withheld. Amerjcan officials believe evidently that a satisfactory agreement will be reached so but it was made clear there would be no official discussion until it is concluded. —_— PERSHING HITS RED TAPE. Orders Col. BR. C. Davis to Find Frightened Swimmers ‘Flee Before Alligator W hen He Invades River. Special Dispatch to The Star. 'WINCHESTER, Va. . August 20 —~There was a sudden cessa- tion of sawimming and bathing in the Shemandoah river mear Those with and without bath- ing suits made a frantic seram- ble for the shore, leaving the alligator in full control of the stream. “Snapper” Roderick, a local jherman, was sent for, and WILL CLASSIFY OFFICERS. Gen. Morton Heads Board to Rate Army Men, Work of classifying Army officers to their individual capacity for serv- ice and placing them in A, B and C grades will be under direction of Maj. Gen. Charles G. Morton, as head of a special board named yesterday and directed to begin work September 26. Other members of the board are Brig. Gens. Harry F. Hodges. Ed- ward F. McGlachine, jr.; Willlam Las- siter, Harry H. Bandholtz and Wil- liam D. Conner. Service records of officers in the regular establishment will be exam- ined and future promotions based on the result. Officers of highest effi- clency for services will be given class A ratings; those whose records reveal deficiencies, in class B; those rejected for either grade will be in- formed that they are ineligible for further promotion, and if they remain in the service they must do so with- out hope of increased rank. Such officers would be rated in class C. —_— ANTHRAX IN TENNESSEE. Third Case Among Humans Re- ported in Three Weeks. NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 20.— The third case of human anthrax to develop in Tennessee during the past three weeks has been reported to the state board of health. Dr. E. H. Queener, a veterinarian, has become infected with the disea: a8 a result of 'post-mortem examin; tions of cattle which died within the infected area in Blount county, near Maryville. According to information that came to Capt. T. F. Peck of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Queener does not appear to be in a serious condition and the serum treatment will be applied. Dr. C. C. Brown of Memphis, assist- ant state veterinarian, who became infected while performing an autopsy upon a horse, is no worse today, ac- cording to a_ telegram which Capt. Peck received from Dr. George R. White, state veterinarian, who has been with Dr. Brown since the dis- ease was reported. The first case of human anthrax reported since the outbreak of the disease among the livestock in this state proved fatal to a young girl at Memphis about a week ‘ago. 3 GIRL MOTHER RELEASED. Had Been Held in Dissappearance Of New-Born Child. ADRIAN, Mich.,, August 20.—Alice Kirby, twenty years old, who has been held here since Thursday in connection with the disappearance of her new-born child, and which has resulted in a murder charge against her mother, Mrs. Mattie Kirby, was released from custody this morn- ing, no formal charge having been made against her. Mrs. Mattie Kirby, 55 years old, prominent state temperance worke: remains in the county jail here and refuses to discuss the disappearance of the child. She is to be given a hearing on the murder charge next Tuesday. Prosecutor Leland F. Bean in or- dering Mlss Kirby’'s release declared his action was not to be interpreted as meaning he was “freeing_ her of any complicity in the case.” He add- ed that she would be called as a witness when her mother's examina- tion is held Tuesday. “There is a new angle in the case,” the prosecutor said, “but I cannot disclose it now.” - —_———— INDICTED IN LIQUOR CASE. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., August 20.— The federal grand jury today, charg- ing_conspiracy to violate the federal prohibition laws, handed down in- dictments against W. H. Dowling, R:°E. Wheeler, P. M. Hopkins, Bert Lindsey, Baker Bryan, J. E. Merrill and five others whose names were not -made public. Dowling was sheriff of Duval county until his re- moval recently by Gov. Hardee. Wheeler until a few weeks ago was chairman of the board of a local bank and trust company, and Merrill is one of the heads of & local ship- building concern. The cases of Pat Germain, J. Madigan, formerly cashier of the bank ith which Whegeler was con- nected, and Kenneth Merrill, son of E. Merri, were dismissed today when they Were called for prelim nary hearing. The men were ar- rested early this week on warrants in connection with the liquor in- vestigation here obtained by United States Attorney Yerkes. ¥ FOODS WEEK CHANGED. “Canned Foods week” will be held March 1-8 instead of the first week in November, as originally an- nounced, according ‘to a statement issued last night by the National Canners’ Association. This decision was reached following a conference attended by H. P. Strasbaugh of Aberdeen, Md., president of the Na- tional Canners’ Association; Royal F. Clark of Beaver Dam, Wis., national chairman of the ‘“Canned Foods week” committee, and Russell B. Kingman of Orange, N. J., member of the committee. . —_——— Cause of Department Delays. Gen. Pershing has 'Intrusted ' Col. Robert C. Davis, former adjutant gen- eral, American expeditionary forces, with the task of getting the red tape out of War Department machinery. A memorandum issued yesterday di- rects Col. Davis to Investigate causes of delay in handling papers with .the purpose of expediting procedure. NEW WHITE SMOKE SCREEN FOR WAR - BLOW STATION SAFE. ‘WINSTON-SALEM, ' N.* ugust 20.—Blowing open the safe at th southbound rallway passenger sta- tion here yesterday, thieves stole $60 in cash and $500 In checks, and made their escape. The door of the safe was blown through the celling and the entire neighborhood was awakened by the noise. No trace of the robbers has been discovered. SO DENSE IT SEEMS ALMOST SOLID BALTIMORE, Md., August 20.— _ A white smoke screen, denser and’ more impenetrable to vision than any smoke screen yet invented, was demonstrated at Camp Meade for the members of the reserve officers’ training camp. It is a new inven- tion, the secret of which is.being guarded closely by chemists and Army officers directing its. use. ‘When the smoke candles were lighted, instead of séeing black clouds rise, as. they had seen them rise on the battlefields of France, the reserve officers were surprised by the beautiful white ' clouds ‘which. rose from the ground. They were 8o’ dense. that they seemed ' almost solid. 2 3 Maj. Earl J. Atkisson, cémmand- ant of the Edgewood arsenal, last « night sald the white smoke candles were a distinct improvement over the black smoke candles -which were used during the war They not only possess a greater obscur- ing power, he sald, but produce smoke in greater quanti‘ies. . They are not poisonous.and produce- no toxic effect. N ““There is no- point to infantry advancing in the open any ritore,” said Maj. Atkisson. “The smoke " candles can be thrown in front of an advancing line by mortars or artillery. The white smoke makes & much more opaque pro- tective screen than the black and it is absolutely harmless..to the person passing through it. “The substance of which the candles are made is not known to me. That is something which interest only the chemists, 's_thdt, it is something which could not be made public.” Being Dismiszed in Order.and New. Ones Taking: Places at Small- Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, .Va., August 20.—Demo- crats who have been in federal posi- tions for the last eight years are be- ginning to-feel the effects of the last presidential election. O | T DEMOCRATS 'IN VIRGINIA FEEL[NG '‘REPUBLICAN AX others having preceded ' them, various departments here are belng let out in order, six of them retiring the middle of this month, &nd ”v'.i'rl:‘ a changes are ing made slowly and . the’ service is not belnsl indered by the changes. The heads of the de- y that they have .been n_the matter; that the changes are necessary in many in- stances, and that it is also for eco- nomical reasons, the new men being placed at smaller compensation than their predecessors received. It is expected that several others will leave in the next few months, 80 that by the end of the year there will be few democrats left in the GRAPES GROW IN BOTTLE. | Fully Matured Bunch Displayed in Pint Container 1 Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., August 20. —A curious specimen of nature’s freaks is on display in this city. It is in the shape of a full grown bunch of "\‘»?"1 u}mlpleteay lnclt:led in a B e B are: s do prpeiatat ot the Baptist ity. This curiosity was brought here| Foreign Mission tion, and a by J. B. Mltcyllefl of Spotsylvania| daughter, Miss Kate Franklin of Ap- WAS COURIER TO GEN. LEE Bpecist Dispatch to The Star. LYNCEBURG, Va, August 20— Samuel Rice Franklin, who was rev- fntx-algm years old and a merchant BARRED FROM HIGHWAYS. VSTACNTON, "V, Atgust . merchants and others who ha in the habit of using the state high- Five e been given ten days remove all their signs of every kind. Failing in thjs, the signs will be torn down and scrapped by the section foremen of the road forces, according to an announcement made tonight by E. R, Cooke, resident en- gineer, with the state highway com- mission. The order for the removal of signs is based upom a state law enacted last yeal : er Salaries. pacity in the Confederate army. He was g brother of 5. H. Frankiln of this city and is survived by a son, James .. Frankiin of New York, Those in’' the county. This Paper Basket of Belgian Willow Is very specially priced at 9c Bentwood Rocker —Is well made from imported bentwood, in golden oak or ma- hogany finish., Spe- cial, US LANSBURGH] URNITURE co. 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